Alfred F. Pawlik
Archaeological Research and Field Projects
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Inden/Altdorf, since 2006
Microscopic analysis and
functional characterization of the stone tools from the Micoquien habitation
site of Inden/Altdorf (since 2006). The excavation is conducted by Dr. Jürgen
Thissen for the Rhineland
Region Council.
Herxheim, Landau, Palatinate, Germany, since 2004
Settlement and Pit Dweeling of the Early Neolithic Bandkeramik period. Microscopic use-wear analysis and functional reconstruction of stone tool uses. Publication in prep. in cooperation with Dr. Dirk Schimmelpfennig. More about the Herxheim-Project
Arubo, General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines, since 2001
Surveys, exploration and excavation of the Early Palaeolithic open-site Arubo. In 2001 Summer Field School of the University of the Philippines' Archaeological Studies Program (April-May). Sensational find of the first bifacial tools (cleaver and proto-handaxe) in the Philippines. Bifacial and unifacial artefacts, retouched flakes and various flake cores. Important resource for chert. Habitation site and flintknapping workshop. Project is supported by the Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation. Head of excavation. Go to the site report
Neolithic Flint Daggers of the Lake Konstanz, S-Germany, since 2004
Microscopic Use-wear analysis of Late Neolithic flint daggers and other selected finds from various lake dwellings of the Lake Konstanz area. Hemmenhofen-Project, Dr. Helmut Schlichtherle. Analysis of the Allensbach Dagger (in German)
Ullafelsen, Tyrolian Alps, Austria, since 1998
Microscopic use-wear analysis of the lithic artefacts from the Early Mesolithic alpine site of Ullafelsen. Combined functional and distribution studies of the lithic materials. Different functional areas and intrasite activities could be recognised within the excavated area. Identification of residues as hafting mastics (birch tar) through SEM and EDAX. Head of excavation: Prof. Dr. Dieter Schäfer, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Ille Cave, El Nido, Palawan Island, Philippines, 2000
Participation in the investigation of the cave and rockshelter headed by Prof. Dr. Wilhelm G. Solheim II. Joint venture of the Archaeological Studies Program, the National Museum of the Philippines and the Southeast Asian Institute for Culture and Environment. Conduct of a site catchment and survey of the platform in front of the cave. (February 2000). Continuing engagement as a founding member and member of the Board of Directors of the Wilhelm G. Solheim II Foundation for Philippine Archaeology, Inc.
Lal-lo, Cagayan Valley, North
Luzon, Philippines
Participation within a joint venture between the National Museum of the Philippines, the Archaeological Studies Program, National Taiwan University and Academica Sinica, Taiwan. Surveys and explorations of palaeolithic open sites and excavations of several shell midden along the Cagayan River in North Luzon (April 1998 and September 1999).
Porta Vaga, Cavite City,
Philippines
Excavation of the former spanish fortification in Cavite's Samonte Park in January and April 1998. Affiliated advisor for the field school of the Archaeological Studies Program. Head of excavation: ASP-Director Dr. E. Dizon and Prof. Dr. W. Solheim II, Emeritus of the University of Hawaii.
Seeberg, Burgäschisee-Süd, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
Neolithic lake dwelling of the Cortaillod culture.
Reute-Schorrenried, Bad
Waldsee, Kreis Ravensburg
Neolithic village of the Pfyn-Altheim-Group.
Hornstaad-Hörnle I A,
Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg
Neolithic lake dwelling of the Hornstaad-Group.
Awarded with a postdoc scholarship of the German Research Society (Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn), the author investigated the spatial distribution of stone tools and conducted a functional analysis of the lithic materials of these three neolithic sites.
All three sites are neolithic lake dwellings with excellent preservation conditions of organic materials, esp. wooden posts and planks in anaerob sediments. The former living floor is therefore still preserved with recognisable settlement structures from houses, pits, fences, plankways, etc. The excavated artefacts can therefore be associated to these structures, esp. the former household units and the functional interpretation from the stone tools could be applied to the locations where they were deposited. The combination of high power and low power use-wear analysis together with the analysis of the distribution pattern gave insights into the technological and sociocultural development and the upcoming of social differentiation in neolithic populations.
Bornheim-Sechtem,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Early Bronze Age burial site. Excavated by Jennifer Gechter-Jones, Rheinisches Amt für Bodendenkmalpflege. Microwear analysis of the grave goods - stone tools and iron ore. Identification of a firemaking toolkit composed of flake tool and hematite/pyrite iron ore by high power and low power analysis and SEM / EDAX. First directly identified firemaking toolkit so far. 1997-1998. Go to the report
Kogelstein rockshelter near Schmiechen, Schelklingen, Germany, 1997
The middle palaeolithic site of Kogelstein was re-excavated by Prof. Dr. Claus-Joachim Kind, State Dept. of Antiquities Baden-Württemberg. A selection of stone tools from the site was subject to a microscopic use-wear analysis.
Kom-al-Ahmar at Šaruna, Province of Miniya, Egypt, 1995-1996
Excavations of the pharaonic
settlements (Old-Middle Kingdom) by the Institute of Egyptology of the
University of Tübingen. The expedition included also excavations of an early
christian cathedral and the investigation of a necrocpolis. Participation as
excavations supervisor of the pharaonic settlement and as analyst of the
lithic industries of the Old Kingdom layers in 1995 and 1996. Several surveys
in the outskirts of Kom al-Ahmar were conducted in both years as well as
expeditions to the flint mines of Wadi al-Sheikh. Project director: Prof. Dr.
W. Schenkel. Head of mission: Béatrice Huber M.A. and Dr. Farouk Gommà.
Report of the Lithic Analysis of
Kom al-Ahmar
Wadi al-Sheikh near el-Hiba,
Middle Egypt
Archaeological explorations und geodetic surveys in the vast flint mining area of Wadi al-Sheikh in 1995 and 1996. Documentation of the mines' structures and characteristics. Analysis of the flint materials and their relation to the pharaonic settlement of Kom-al-Akhmar. With an extension of more than 12km from the wadi's mouth, this flint mining area belongs to the biggest archaeological monuments on earth.
Henauhof-Nord II, Lkr.
Biberach, Baden-Württemberg
Late Mesolithic open site in the Lake Federsee moor. Excavated by the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg. Headed by Prof. Dr. Claus-Joachim Kind. The microscopic use-wear analysis identified Henauhof as a hafting-and-retooling site. Worn blades as hunting tool implements were replaced as major activities. The identification and analysis of microscopically small residues as traces from birch tar with SEM and EDAX techniques shed new insights on the process of prehistoric production of tar as a mastics used as a support for the blade implements in the weapon shafts. Especially, that a retort-less technique inferior to dry distillation as the commonly assumed method was applied to produce the mesolithic birch tar. Very similar results could be obtained from the analysis of the neolithic lake dwelling of Burgäschisee-Süd, the alpine site of UIlafelsen and other mesolithic and neolithic sites.
Bodendorf, Ohrekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, 1995-1996
Explorations and excavations in the Haldensleber Forest, near the town of Bodendorf. The Haldensleber Forest is situated within the so-called "Historic Square-mile" an area with the highest density of megalithic tombs in Central Europe. Head of excavations on behalf of the State Department of Archaeology (Landesamt für Archäologische Denkmalpflege) of Sachsen-Anhalt (Project D44), 1995 und 1996.
Kettig, Lkr. Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, 1994
Microscopic use-wear analysis and residue analysis of artefacts from the site of Kettig in the Neuwied Basin. The site of Kettig belongs to the Azilien cultu re and the local "Federmesser" Group. Earliest evidence of hafting tar on lithic implements for Germany. Analysis on behalf of the "Forschungsbereich Altsteinzeit" (Michael Baales), Schloß Monrepos, Neuwied, 1994.
Erkelenz-Kückhoven, Lkr. Heinsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1993
Microwear analysis of selected lithic artefacts from the LBK well. Oldest known wooden structure of Europe, excavated by Jürgen Weiner M.A.
Belles, Wadi Hadramaut,
Republik Yemen
Excavation of pre-islamic Iron Age Camel burials in stone chest tombs. Rescue excavation in August 1992 contract awarded by the Canadian Oxygene Corp., Mukallah, in cooperation with Dr. Burkhard Vogt, German Archaeoligical Institute, Sana'a.
Bönnigheim, Lkr. Heilbronn,
Baden-Württemberg
Lower Palaeolithic open site (Holstein). Excavation and assessment for the Department of Antiquities Baden-Württemberg during April/Mai 1992. Team leader.
Dapankpergou-Mongdjoual I, Provinz Dapaong, Republik
Rockshelter site of the Later Stone Age (Abri Vialettes). Research project of the KAVA, Kommission für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Archäologie, Bonn. Morphometric analysis and microscopic use-wear analysis of the lithic artefacts.
Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt,
Baden-Württemberg
Participation in the excavation of the lower palaeolithic Travertin site " Quarry Lauster" and its charakteristic pebble tool industry and large mammals fauna. Rescue excavation in November 1990 under Dr. E. Wagner, Head Conservator of the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart.
Mullingar, Republik Irland
Participation in excavations of prehistoric mounds in Central Ireland. Headed by V. J. Keeley, Contract Archaeologist for the Department of Antiquities, Rep. of Ireland.
Karain bei Antalya, Türkei
Participation in the excavations of the Karain-Caves. Testpit in Chamber E, Chalcolithic-Byzantinian sequence. Joint venture of the University of Ankara (I. Yalçinkaya), University of Liège (Marcel Otte) and the Institut für Urgeschichte, University of Tübingen (Gerd Albrecht, Hubert Berke, Johannes Moser, Alfred Pawlik).
Öküzini, Antalya, Türkei
Samad-Ash-Shan, Sultanate of Oman
Wutach Gorge and Black Forest
Erkenbrechtsweiler-Burrenhof,
Remagen-Schwalbenberg, Rheinland-Pfalz
Rottenburg-Martinshof,
District of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg
Herzogenbuchsee-Fürsteiner,
Kanton Bern, Switzerland
Herbrechtingen near Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, 1986
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